“Character, my friends, is a byproduct. It is produced in the great manufacture of daily duty.”

Thought cannot conceive of anything that may not be brought to expression. He who first uttered it may be only the suggester, but the doer will appear.

We are not here merely to make a living. We are here to enrich the world.

I not only use all the brains that I have, but all that I can borrow.

I am not one of those who believe that a great standing army is the means of maintaining peace, because if you build up a great profession those who form parts of it want to exercise their profession.

The object of love is to serve, not to win.

No man can worship God or love his neighbor on an empty stomach.

America is not anything if it consists of each of us. It is something only if it consists of all of us.

Uncompromising thought is the luxury of the closeted recluse. Untrammeled reasoning is the indulgence of the philosopher, of the dreamer of sweet dreams.

The way to stop financial joyriding is to arrest the chauffeur, not the automobile.

Responsibility is proportionate to opportunity.

If the colored people made a mistake in voting for me, they ought to correct it.

Absolute identity with one’s cause is the first and great condition of successful leadership.

That a peasant may become king does not render the kingdom democratic.

Only peace between equals can last.

To be free is not necessarily to be wise. Wisdom comes with counsel, with the frank and free conference of untrammeled men united in the common interest.

The sum of the whole matter is this – our civilization cannot survive materially unless it be redeemed spiritually.

Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character.

Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation. Your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

Character is destiny.

The character of our country is on the ballot.

A man’s character is his fate.

When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself.

If you say that you’re humble, you’re not humble. You gotta wait until somebody tells you that you’re humble.

The real test of character is how you treat someone who has no possibility of doing you any good.